miércoles, 30 de abril de 2014

Blue-sky approach to Greek island hopping – by seaplane

Scheduled flights due to be launched this summer, creating a network of links between islands and mainland ports With its 3,000 or more islands, connecting Greece has never been easy. Aristotle Onassis, the late shipping tycoon, dreamed of doing it. A Canadian firm launched a seaplane business in...

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/30/seaplanes-connect-greek-island-hopping

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United States the first country to scale back its spending on costly Flight MH370 search, source says

SYDNEY — With the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 entering a new, much longer phase, the countries involved must decide how much they are prepared to spend on the operation a …

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/04/30/united-states-the-first-country-to-scale-back-its-spending-on-costly-flight-mh370-search-source-says/

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FAA Releases Details of U.S. Airport Improvement Grants for 2014

Dulles International Airport will receive $13 million in an airport improvement grant. Larry Downing / ReutersYesterday, the FAA released its report of the grants awarded to US Airports for Fiscal Year 2014 as part of its Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grant and Apportionemnet/Entitlement Data...

http://skift.com/2014/04/30/faa-releases-details-of-u-s-airport-improvement-grants-for-2014/

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Flying Private Is Becoming Affordable

What is your ultimate fantasy? As a travel filmmaker and journalist, mine is the ability to fly exclusively on private jets -- cutting out the hassle of airports, layovers and exposure to germs. And while that dream may not sound attainable for most, it is not far out of the realm of possibilitie...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kate-thomas/flying-private-is-becomin_b_5234643.html

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How Do I Go to Space? And How Much Will It Cost Me?

Believe it or not, the question isn't as crazy as it seems. There are actually a few different options for budding space tourists—though none are easy, or cheap. Here are the ways to do it, some of them conventional, others not so much. Get a Job on Wall Street Becoming a 1 percenter helps a lot....

http://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/escapes/travel-agent/How-Do-I-Go-to-Space.html

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Embraer sees more executive jet demand in Europe, less in China - Reuters [feedly]

  

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Embraer sees more executive jet demand in Europe, less in China - Reuters
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Embraer sees more executive jet demand in Europe, less in China
Reuters
SAO PAULO, April 30 (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer has seen signs of more demand for executive jets in Europe, while an "anti-luxury sentiment" is weighing on short-term demand in China, Chief Executive Frederico Curado told analysts on ...

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Qatar adelanta cómo será la Primera Clase de sus Airbus A380 - Impulso Negocios [feedly]

  

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Qatar adelanta cómo será la Primera Clase de sus Airbus A380 - Impulso Negocios
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Qatar adelanta cómo será la Primera Clase de sus Airbus A380
Impulso Negocios
Hoy Qatar Airways es una de las líneas áreas más premiadas del mundo, y la compañía que busca seguir expandiéndose se prepara para comenzar a volar en su nueva flota de Airbus A380, el imponente avión de doble piso y de mayor capacidad del ...

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Boeing, Ryanair Announce Order for Five Next-Generation 737s [feedly]

  

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Boeing, Ryanair Announce Order for Five Next-Generation 737s
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Airline is world's largest 737-800 customer, operates largest Boeing fleet in Europe
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​Russia tests reusable spaceplane design [feedly]

  

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​Russia tests reusable spaceplane design
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Russia's Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute (TsAGI) has completed the first stage of feasibility research into a conceptual hypersonic-capable reusable winged rocket-carrier space plane.
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Watch Live: NASA on Why 3-D Printing Is the Next Step in the Final Frontier | Science

Join NASA and 3-D printer company Made in Space for a discussion of how 3-D printing technology will enable astronauts to live and work better off planet, starting at 9 a.m. PT/noon ET. This Google+ hangout features NASA's LaNetra Tate, program executive for additive manufactu …

http://www.wired.com/2014/04/nasa-3d-printing-space/

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PICTURE: Comac installs autoclave for C919 composite parts - Flightglobal [feedly]

  

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PICTURE: Comac installs autoclave for C919 composite parts - Flightglobal
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PICTURE: Comac installs autoclave for C919 composite parts
Flightglobal
Chinese airframer Comac recently mounted an autoclave near Shanghai that will produce the C919 narrowbody aircraft. The autoclave will be used to produce composite parts for the C919, says Comac in a brief statement. It adds that itwill be the biggest ...

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KC-390 Prototype Final Assembly Underway At Embraer - Aviation Week [feedly]

  

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KC-390 Prototype Final Assembly Underway At Embraer - Aviation Week
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Aviation Week

KC-390 Prototype Final Assembly Underway At Embraer
Aviation Week
The fuselage, empennage and wing sections of the first aircraft are being completed prior to assembly at a specially built production site at Gaviao Peixoto, Embraer's extensive test facility near Araraquara in south-central Brazil. The final body join ...

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Wonder-material graphene could be dangerous to humans and the environment

http://www.gizmag.com/graphene-bad-for-environment-toxic-for-humans/31851/

NASA opens up the ISS to private enterprise

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Polish MiGs deploy as NATO steps up air defences [feedly]

  

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Polish MiGs deploy as NATO steps up air defences
// Aircraft news

Poland has sent four of its RAC MiG-29A fighters to Siauliai air base in Lithuania for a planned period of Baltic air policing duty, while heightened tensions between NATO members and Russia have seen additional nations send combat aircraft to eastern Europe.
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KLM : nouvel Embraer, nouvelle livrée - Air-Journal [feedly]

  

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KLM : nouvel Embraer, nouvelle livrée - Air-Journal
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Air-Journal

KLM : nouvel Embraer, nouvelle livrée
Air-Journal
La compagnie aérienne KLM Royal Dutch Airlines a profité de la livraison d'un nouvel Embraer 190 à sa filiale Cityhopper pour dévoiler la légère retouche apportée à sa livrée : la transition blanc-bleu est désormais incurvée à l'avant de l'avion. Le ...
KLM retouche sa livrée

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Airbus’ initial A320neo reaches advanced stage in its final assembly [feedly]

  

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Airbus' initial A320neo reaches advanced stage in its final assembly
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Final assembly of the first Airbus A320neo is advancing rapidly in Toulouse, France, putting this...


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E-Fan electric aircraft makes first public flight

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